diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dblogincomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/dblogincomponent.cpp
index 523ad4027..9d05e5c0c 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dblogincomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dblogincomponent.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "blackcore/data/globalsetup.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/dblogincomponent.h"
 #include "blackgui/guiapplication.h"
+#include "blackgui/guiutility.h"
 #include "blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h"
 #include "blackmisc/logmessage.h"
 #include "blackmisc/network/authenticateduser.h"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 
 using namespace BlackCore;
 using namespace BlackCore::Db;
+using namespace BlackGui;
 using namespace BlackMisc;
 using namespace BlackMisc::Network;
 
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         void CDbLoginComponent::displayOverlayMessages(const CStatusMessageList &msgs)
         {
             if (msgs.isEmpty()) { return; }
-            COverlayMessagesFrame *mf = qobject_cast<COverlayMessagesFrame *>(parentWidget());
+            COverlayMessagesFrame *mf = CGuiUtility::nextOverlayMessageFrame(this);
             BLACK_VERIFY_X(mf, Q_FUNC_INFO, "No overlay widget");
             if (!mf) { return; }
             mf->showOverlayMessages(msgs);
@@ -112,6 +114,5 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->ui->fr_Login->setVisible(modeLogin);
             this->ui->fr_Logoff->setVisible(!modeLogin);
         }
-
     } // ns
 } // ns
diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiutility.h b/src/blackgui/guiutility.h
index 6e3a06bc0..4d3daf4a0 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiutility.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiutility.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class QWidget;
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     class CEnableForFramelessWindow;
-
     class COverlayMessagesFrame;
 
     //! GUI utilities
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
index 16d15ef0c..f9e00ffd9 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ class QWidget;
 
 namespace BlackMisc { namespace Network { class CTextMessage; } }
 namespace Ui { class COverlayMessages; }
-
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     /*!
-     * Display status messages (nested in another widget)
+     * Display status messages (nested in the parent widget)
      */
     class BLACKGUI_EXPORT COverlayMessages : public QFrame
     {
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
index 7956ecdfd..0b62793c3 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ class QPaintEvent;
 class QWidget;
 
 namespace BlackMisc { namespace Network { class CTextMessage; } }
-
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     class COverlayMessages;
 
     /*!
-     * Display status messages (nested in another widget)
+     * Display status messages (nested in this widget).
+     * Using this class provides a QFrame with the overlay functionality already integrated.
      */
     class BLACKGUI_EXPORT COverlayMessagesFrame : public QFrame
     {